LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL20_______ Umpire Evaluation

Tournament Level _____________

BASEBALL SOFTBALL

LITTLE LEAGUE ( ) ( ) JUNIOR LEAGUE ( ) ( ) SENIOR LEAGUE ( ) ( ) BIG LEAGUE ( ) ( )

Name___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Street City State Zip

League_______________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________________

**************************************************************************************************************** GRADING SCALE: 1. Exceptional - Some may equal, but none will exceed 2. Very Good - Much better than required standards 3. Average - Meets required standards 4. Marginal - Does not entirely meet required standards 5. Unsatisfactory - Does not meet expected standards**************************************************************************************************************** CIRCLE ONE

A.PersonalAppearanceonthefield(neatness&properdress) 12345

B.Judgmentonthefield(decisiveness&consistency) 12345

C. Field Mechanics (proper positioning and timing) 1 2 3 4 5

D. Plate Mechanics (proper positioning and timing) 1 2 3 4 5

E. Control of the Game (Keep the game moving in a smooth manner) 1 2 3 4 5

F. Composure (Handling situations with players, coaches, etc.) 1 2 3 4 5

G. Attitude 1 2 3 4 5

H. Level of Tournament Recommended ______________________

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UMPIRE POSITIONS: PLATE _____ FIRST BASE _____ SECOND BASE _____

THIRD BASE _____ FOUL LINES _____ TOTAL GAMES _____

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GENERAL COMMENTS: (including anything pertinent to Umpire’s Character or Personality) ____________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Evaluator’s name and Signature ______________________________________________

Evaluated Umpires Name and Signature _______________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________

World Series/Regional Umpire Assignment Policy StatementFor Little League International

Procedures for all Regional Offices to use for making Regional and World Series umpire assignments.

While most of the volunteer umpires that are assigned are true Little League umpires, some have taken on additional umpire responsibilities in other baseball and softball programs in order to make themselves better umpires. While these umpiresaresometimesmoreexperiencedandtechnicallymorequalified,theyareinfactnotnecessarilybetterumpiresthan the umpire who only umpires Little League games. Extra credit should be given to the individual who umpires only Little League games over the individual who umpires in several programs and only a few Little League games.

For any volunteer umpire to get an assignment to a Regional Tournament or a World Series, that umpire must berecommended to the Regional Director by the District Administrator where the individual lives. Too often, theRegional Centers receive nominations from only a few of the districts and states in their region. DistrictAdministrators should know how important it is to nominate those individuals in their districts who are volunteering their time and effort to make the District Little League program successful. In addition to district tournamentexperience within the division that umpires are applying for, it is highly recommended that umpires also haveexperience at a state or sectional within that same requested division. State and/or sectional experience will prepare umpires for the Regional/World Series assignment.

To ensure the volunteers are currently umpiring and still dedicated to the local Little League, a recommendationmust be submitted on the enclosed form every year. To be eligible for assignments outside the local league, theindividual must:

A. Umpire in the local league and get recommended for;

B. District, and get recommended for;

C. Region, and get recommended for a World Series.

FortheRegionalOfficetoconsideranindividualforaWorldSeriesorRegionalassignmentinaspecificdivisionthe individual should umpire during the current regular season in:

A. Little League Baseball (Majors) - to get recommended for Little League Baseball Regional/World Series. (Would qualify for 9/10, 10/11 year old Baseball)

B. Little League Softball - to get recommended for Little League Softball Regional/World Series. (Would qualify for 9/10, 10/11 year old Softball)

C. Junior, Senior or Big League Baseball - for recommendation for Junior League, Senior League or Big League Baseball Regional/World Series.

D. Junior, Senior or Big League Softball - for recommendation for Little League, Junior League, Senior League or Big League Softball Regional/World Series.

Each Regional Director will assign an appropriate number of umpires to each of their Regional Sites. An individual who is knowledgeable in the intricacies of umpiring will evaluate the volunteer umpires on the enclosed form. At the completion of the Regional tournament, these evaluation forms will be sent to the appropriate RegionalDirector

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for review and to aid in making the following year’s assignments. Every volunteer umpire is a valuable asset to the Little League program and should be rewarded with a Regional and/or World Series assignment, when deserved. While every umpire might have the desire and motivation, not every umpire has the ability. Those umpires who have the ability and have received a World Series recommendation should be rewarded with a World Series assignment(s).

The following policy is effective immediately:

1. Any umpire who has been assigned to a World Series may apply for another world series at a different level.

2. It must be at least four (4) years since the last assignment.

3. An umpire may only be assigned to any one of the eight World Series one time.

4. An umpire that has left the Little League program for one season or more must re-qualify once again with all the required recommendations and umpire at least four (4) years from when that umpire came back into the program.

This restriction will certainly open up more opportunities to more umpires in each Region. Each U. S. Region will have two (2) Little League Baseball World Series umpire slots with two (2) U. S. Regions hav-ing an additional spot on a rotating basis and two (2) World Series umpire slots for each of the other World Series. Each International Region will have one (1) World Series umpire slot.

All Regional sites must be informed as a matter of policy that volunteer umpires assigned by the Regional Officemustgetprioritywhenitcomestogameassignments.EachvolunteerumpireassignedfromtheRe-gionalOfficewillbeassignedtoHomePlate,FirstBase,SecondBase,ThirdBase,andifusingasix-umpirerotation, Left Field and Right Field positions before any host umpire gets those positions.

EveryeffortmustbemadetomaximizetheuseofthevolunteerumpiresassignedbytheRegionalOffice.However, in championship game situations one staff or host umpire certainly may be assigned for the pur-pose of game continuity and stability. The assignment of a host umpire or staff umpire to a championship game will be at the discretion of the tournament director after consultation with the tournament umpire-in-chief.

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TIMETABLE

DATE EVENT

SEPTEMBER 1 Region to mail Tournament Umpire Request Form and Volunteer Application to all District Administrators

NOVEMBER 1 All Tournament Umpire Request Forms and Volunteer Applications with photo ID returned and received at Region Centers

DECEMBER 1 World Series Umpires Recommendations along with Tournament Umpire Request Forms and Volunteer Applications with photo ID received at Headquarters

DECEMBER 7 World Series Umpires are notifiedbymailoftheir assignment by Headquarters

DECEMBER 15 World Series Directors receive names of their World Series Umpires

JANUARY 31 All Regional Assignments madeandallumpiresnotified

MARCH 1 All World Series umpires to submit biographical information and photo to Little League International

APRIL 1 Little League International releases list of World Series umpires in a news release (this information should not be released until this date.)

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LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT UMPIRE REQUEST FORM20____

Requests must be sent in to your Regional Director annually prior to November 1st to keep names active.NOTE: Your District Administrator must recommend you for all assignments requested.

Name:____________________________________________________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip

Telephone: Home:(_____)__________________ Work:(_____)___________________ Cell: (_____)_______________

E-Mail: __________________________________________________________________________________________*********************************************************************************************

REQUESTING ASSIGNMENT (Mark only one)

REGIONAL__________________ WORLD SERIES_______________________

BASEBALL: LL_________ JR________ SR________ BL___________

SOFTBALL: LL_________ JR________ SR________ BL___________

LITTLE LEAGUE VOLUNTEER UMPIRING EXPERIENCE: (Most Recent Listed First)1. WORLD SERIES EXPERIENCE (indicate the year in which you umpired each series

Baseball: LL JR SR BL

Softball: LL JR SR BL

2. REGIONAL TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE (indicate the year in which you umpired each regional)

Baseball: LL JR SR BL

Softball: LL JR SR BL

3. Are you presently a member of the Umpire Registry? pYES pNO4. Have you ever attended a Little League Umpire School? pYES pNO

If yes, year attended and where: _____________________________________________________________

5. Indicate the number of years you have been a volunteer umpire for any level of Little League Baseball and/or Softball? pLess than 5 years p5 to 10 years p10 to 15 years p15 to 20 years pmore than 20 years

6. I certify that I am currently involved in the program as a volunteer Little League umpire and have not received payment for umpiring Little League games and that I will accept, if offered, an assignment.

7. I certify that I have not had a break in service with the Little League program. If you have left the program,

indicate the year in which you returned ____________________.

Umpire Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _______________________

I hereby nominate and approve the application of this Umpire for consideration to the Tournament(s) that he or she has requested, and certify that the information presented is accurate, to the best of my knowledge.

STATE _____________________ DISTRICT NUMBER ____________________________

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR SIGNATURE________________________________ DATE: _________________

NOTE: Forms received after November 1st will not be considered.DO NOT SEND RESUMES OR ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Complete Volunteer Application on back of this form.A copy of a valid government-issued photo ID MUST accompany form.

Little League® Volunteer Application - 2012Do not use forms from past years. Use extra paper to complete if additional space is required.

Please list three references, at least one of which has knowledge of your participation as a volunteer in a youth program:

Name/Phone

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

AS A CONDITION OF VOLUNTEERING, I give permission for the Little League organization to conduct background check(s) on me now and as long as I continue to be active with the organization, which may include a review of sex offender registries, child abuse and criminal history records. I understand that, if appointed, my position is conditional upon the league receiving no inappropriate information on my background. I hereby release and agree to hold harmless from liability the local Little League, Little League Baseball, Incorporated, the officers, employees and volunteers thereof, or any other person or organization that may provide such information. I also understand that, regardless of previous appointments, Little League is not obligated to appoint me to a volunteer position. If appointed, I understand that, prior to the expiration of my term, I am subject to suspension by the President and removal by the Board of Directors for violation of Little League policies or principles.

Applicant Signature____________________________________________________ Date _____________

If Minor/Parent Signature______________________________________________ Date_____________

Applicant Name(please print or type) ____________________________________________________

NOTE: The local Little League and Little League Baseball, Incorporated will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

A COPY OF VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION MUST BE ATTACHED TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION.

Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________Address __________________________________________________________________________City ______________________________________ State ____________Zip ________________Cell Phone Business PhoneE-mail Address:Date of Birth _____________________________________________________________________Occupation______________________________________________________________________Social Security #(mandatory upon request or with LexisNexis)___________________________________________

Employer ________________________________________________________________________Address __________________________________________________________________________Special professional training, skills, hobbies: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Community affiliations (Clubs, Service Organizations, etc.):___________________________________________________________________________________Previous volunteer experience (including baseball/softball and year):___________________________________________________________________________________Do you have children in the program? Yes No If yes, list full name andwhat level? _______________________________________________________________________Special Certification (CPR, Medical, etc.): _____________________________________Do you have a valid driver’s license: Yes No Driver’s License#: __________________________________________State _______________Have you ever been convicted of or plead guilty to any crime(s): Yes NoIf yes, describe each in full: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Have you ever been refused participation in any other youth programs? Yes NoIf yes, explain: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In which of the following would you like to participate? (Check one or more.)League Official Coach Umpire Field Maintenance

Manager Scorekeeper Concession Stand Other

1-03-12-Volunter ApplicAtion 2012

Local League Use Only:Background check completed by league officer ________________________________ on ____________________________________________________________________

System)s) used for background check (minimum of one must be checked):Sex Offender Registery Criminal History Records *LexisNexis

*Please be advised that if you use LexisNexis and there is a name match in the few states where only name match searches can be performed you should notify volunteers that they will receive a letter directly from LexisNexis in compliance with the Fair Credit Report-ing Act containing information regarding all the criminal records associated with the name, which may not necessarily be the league volunteer.

Only attach to this application copies of background check reports that reveal convictions of this application.